diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index f2fb68c..d099580 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p /build/conf
           cp -v build/conf/*.conf  /build/conf/
+          export BSPDIR="$(pwd)"
           cd poky && source oe-init-build-env /build
           cat conf/*.conf
           bitbake core-image-base
diff --git a/build/conf/bblayers.conf b/build/conf/bblayers.conf
index 775149b..72f3307 100644
--- a/build/conf/bblayers.conf
+++ b/build/conf/bblayers.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 POKY_BBLAYERS_CONF_VERSION = "2"
 
 BBPATH = "${TOPDIR}"
-BSPDIR := "${@os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE', True)) + '/../..')}"
+BSPDIR ?= "${@os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE', True)) + '/../..')}"
 BBFILES ?= ""
 
 BBLAYERS ?= " \